Environmentally Friendly Batt

I am debating on whether to order a quilt batt made from recycled plastic bottles. I believe that it is great stuff for the environment, but is it great for my quilts? That is the question. A queen sized batt uses 20 plastic bottles. That is great, but I use cotton in my quilts and normally I use natural products in my batts.

My favorite batt is wool. I love to handquilt and there is nothing better than wool. The needle truely glides through the batt like butter. I know, sounds dorky, but true. Of course wool is pricey, so I use cotton batts instead.

I guess the only way to know is to try the quilt green batt and see how it goes. Now to find a local dealer.....

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Quilt Batt

I have a quilt top waiting to be quilted. It is brightly coloured pinwheels on a white background. I need to decide whether to hand quilt or send it out to be machined. Before I decide that I really need to make my mind up about the batting. I love wool batt for handquilting, it is so easy to work with, but mine is a cream colour. I worry that it might darken the white of the quilt. I'd love to try bamboo - but was told it shrinks 5%. Any ideas anyone? Any experiences?

I'd love to hear from you.

Since I sell my quilts, I'd love to hear from those of you who buy quilts!!

How much fabric to buy?

I went to my local Quilt shop to get my Bom and instead spent $100 on fabric! How much is too much? She had the Butterfy Fling by Moda in and I had to have it! I decided to get 1 meter of each of 6 bolts. Now I have an idea and need to back for more. I always find that I meter is just enough for future projects as long as it is not background fabric.

I rarely buy background fabric until I have a project to put it into. The exception is if it is a really good sale. In that case I buy between 5 to 7 meters, as that is what most quilt patterns call for.

In the end it comes down to what you can afford and how much is on the bolt.

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